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Anatomy of a Hurricane
Terri Lynn Dougherty
Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2011)It's hurricane season. Scientists have detected a storm at sea, and it's growing. Learn about how these monster storms form, how scientists track them, and how people respond to their destruction.
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The World's Worst Avalanches
Tracy Maureen Nelson Maurer
Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)An earthquake shakes a snow-covered mountain. The fresh snow slides down. It's an avalanche!
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Fire Disasters
Saddleback Educational Publishing
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The World's Worst Tornadoes
John R. Baker
Library Binding (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2016)The sky grows dark. Lightning flashes. Thunder booms. Soon a wailing siren fills the air. It's a tornado! With wind speeds up to 300 miles per hour, these dangerous storms destroy everything in their paths. Readers can learn about history's biggest, deadliest tornadoes from around the world.
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Sea Disasters- Disasters
Ann Weil
Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Aug. 1, 2004)Freakish weather, human error, and devastating war are some of the causes of history's most frightening disasters at sea. Read here about such infamous disasters as the Titanic, the Lusitania, the Eastland, the Andrea Doria, the General Slocum, and the Kursk.Disasters! This series of nonfiction readers will grab a students interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page softcover books offer short chapters on significant disasters. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading
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The World's Worst Volcanic Eruptions
Tracy Maureen Nelson Maurer
Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2019)Hot magma rises to the earth's surface. Smoke bursts from the volcano, and lava flows out. It's a volcanic eruption!
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Disasters Sample Set
Saddleback Educational Publishing
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Anatomy of an Earthquake
Renée Camille Rebman
Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2011)The rumbling ground could only mean one thing: an earthquake. Learn about where and how earthquakes form, how scientists predict them, how structures are built to withstand them, and more.
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Space Disasters- Disasters
Ann Weil
Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Aug. 1, 2004)Space travel gives us a better understanding of ourselves, our planet, and the universe. But not all missions are successful and not all astronauts return. Read about the heroes of Apollo 1, Apollo 13, Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia.Disasters! This series of nonfiction readers will grab a students interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting 64-page softcover books offer short chapters on significant disasters. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading
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Terrorism
Saddleback Educational Publishing
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Hiroshima
John Farris
Library Binding (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 1990)Discusses the events leading to and following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, including scientific, historical, political, and cultural contexts.
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Anatomy of a Plane Crash
Amie Jane Leavitt
Paperback (Capstone Press, Aug. 1, 2011)Air travel is one of the safest methods of transportation, but when a disaster happens, it captures the public's imagination. Learn about how airplanes are built, how researchers investigate a crash, how engineers are making planes safer, and more.
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